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1539975

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date	07/11/2022
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the church commissioners have taken to help support parishes that are replacing (a) gas and (b) oil central heating equipment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	80703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Church of England’s Environment Programme has produced guidance for churches that are reviewing their heating, and webinars for advice, which can be seen at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Fresources%2Fchurchcare%2Fadvice-and-guidance-church-buildings%2Fheating&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Cada9319b03964259788408daccb24c2e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638047365361442317%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Gj%2BEdtOS8pc7SIJeKTbuW7o%2FtxI4wP%2FzRLJxHpFfoTQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Heating | The Church of England</a> &amp; <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Fabout%2Fenvironment-and-climate-change%2Fwebinars-getting-net-zero-carbon&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Cada9319b03964259788408daccb24c2e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638047365361442317%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ED8Rpe0OfGV9oucufF5z0r7C3sUK1MLZ1qyJDGdp9bM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Webinars on getting to net zero carbon | The Church of England</a></p><p>The Church Commissioners intend to distribute £1.2 billion between 2023 and 2025, up 30% from £930 million in the current three-year period, to support the Church’s mission and ministry, including through parishes across England. The core of the extra funding will be channelled into the revitalisation of parish and local ministry and go some way to continue enabling local parishes to serve their communities and the whole nation. The distributions will help fund dioceses’ plans by reaching more young and disadvantaged people, addressing issues of racial justice, and radically cutting the Church’s carbon footprint. By providing help for net zero programmes, and access to experts in renewable heating advice, parishes will be helped with their plans to replace gas and oil heating systems.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/12/2022 13:02:38 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1539976

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Christianity: Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on taking steps to help tackle (a) violence against and (b) the abduction of Christians in Nigeria in the last 18 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	80704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Bishops and officials of the Church of England regularly engage with Ministers and officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a range of thematic and geographic concerns regarding freedom of religion or belief, which include the human rights situation in China, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria. Bishops in the House of Lords regularly raise concerns about the same through questions to Government. Details of these can be seen at:</p><p>Nigeria: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2Ftag%2Fnigeria%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rDDECckrNM83i%2BCNIOpm%2BMsb4bF7Z6DGRn8AxXchEH0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Nigeria – The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)</a></p><p>Democratic Republic of Congo: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2F%3Fs%3DCongo&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iyiDcEekae0YmKzh7Te%2Fo1CKabbeJuvVbUyDN9TwWeM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)</a></p><p>China: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2Ftag%2Fchina%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BR%2Bgl8hyphPWo7GSJnvVeihn6%2Blcgh%2BYffZzqaDJUro%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">China – The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)<p><p></a>Most recently on 17th November the Bishop of St Albans led a debate in the House of Lords on allegations of human rights abuses in China.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 80705 80706 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:59:27 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1539977

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Christianity: Democratic Republic of Congo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on taking steps to help tackle violence against Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	80705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Bishops and officials of the Church of England regularly engage with Ministers and officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a range of thematic and geographic concerns regarding freedom of religion or belief, which include the human rights situation in China, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria. Bishops in the House of Lords regularly raise concerns about the same through questions to Government. Details of these can be seen at:</p><p>Nigeria: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2Ftag%2Fnigeria%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rDDECckrNM83i%2BCNIOpm%2BMsb4bF7Z6DGRn8AxXchEH0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Nigeria – The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)</a></p><p>Democratic Republic of Congo: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2F%3Fs%3DCongo&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iyiDcEekae0YmKzh7Te%2Fo1CKabbeJuvVbUyDN9TwWeM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)</a></p><p>China: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2Ftag%2Fchina%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BR%2Bgl8hyphPWo7GSJnvVeihn6%2Blcgh%2BYffZzqaDJUro%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">China – The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)<p><p></a>Most recently on 17th November the Bishop of St Albans led a debate in the House of Lords on allegations of human rights abuses in China.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 80704 80706 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:59:27 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1539978

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Religious Freedom: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on making an assessment of freedom of religion and belief in China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	80706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Bishops and officials of the Church of England regularly engage with Ministers and officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a range of thematic and geographic concerns regarding freedom of religion or belief, which include the human rights situation in China, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria. Bishops in the House of Lords regularly raise concerns about the same through questions to Government. Details of these can be seen at:</p><p>Nigeria: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2Ftag%2Fnigeria%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rDDECckrNM83i%2BCNIOpm%2BMsb4bF7Z6DGRn8AxXchEH0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Nigeria – The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)</a></p><p>Democratic Republic of Congo: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2F%3Fs%3DCongo&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iyiDcEekae0YmKzh7Te%2Fo1CKabbeJuvVbUyDN9TwWeM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)</a></p><p>China: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2Ftag%2Fchina%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BR%2Bgl8hyphPWo7GSJnvVeihn6%2Blcgh%2BYffZzqaDJUro%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">China – The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)<p><p></a>Most recently on 17th November the Bishop of St Albans led a debate in the House of Lords on allegations of human rights abuses in China.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 80704 80705 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:59:27 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1539982

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Biodiversity and Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps parish churches are taking to help (a) progress towards net zero and (b) increase biodiversity.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	80710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Parish churches are signing up to the Eco Church scheme, which asks them to consider how they manage their building and their carbon footprint, and how they manage their churchyard or other land around the church for the benefit of people and nature. It also asks them to integrate environmental issues into their worship and teaching, to join in with wider environmental issues in their community and beyond, and to challenge congregation members to take steps to reduce carbon and take care of the planet in their own lives. <br> <br>As of October, over 4,000 CofE churches have signed up to the Eco Church scheme, 1,350 have reached bronze, just over 400 silver and 25 gold. Case studies can be seen here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Fabout%2Fenvironment-and-climate-change%2Ftowards-net-zero-carbon-case-studies&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Cada9319b03964259788408daccb24c2e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638047365361442317%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iGaaBywPHp%2FsTl84P6l3Z4C98%2FCxWZ8tqc0OI3RsKV8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Net Zero Carbon and Environmental case studies | The Church of England</a>. Projects include replacing heating systems with heat pumps or direct electric heating, a community garden in urban Liverpool, and a wild flower garden in the space next to the graveyard in a Sheffield city church. Churches are also being encouraged to review how and when they put the heating on, good maintenance and wherever possible fixing draughts, to reduce overall energy use.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/12/2022 12:29:02 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1540005

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Avian Influenza: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to combat avian flu in the wild bird population.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	80645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Unprecedented outbreaks of avian influenza are being seen across the UK, Europe and North America in both kept and wild birds. We recognise the significant threat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is posing to wild birds, and in particular our seabird populations and it is deeply saddening to see the impact this is having on these important species.</p><p>Defra's disease control measures seek to contain the number of animals that need to be culled, either for disease control purposes or to safeguard animal welfare. Our approach aims to reduce adverse impacts on the rural and wider economy, the public, rural communities and the environment (including impact on wildlife), whilst protecting public health and minimising the overall cost of any outbreak.</p><p>On the 31 August 2022, Defra and the Welsh Government published the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fmitigation-strategy-for-avian-influenza-in-wild-birds-in-england-and-wales&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca59c30162bde4087d00e08dadc4ee132%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638064528578827988%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FbOnt9B4tkQmsAd%2BLvA1iXDw6PFpQhPp%2BHMP5SPYKTE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Mitigation strategy for avian influenza in wild birds in England and Wales</a> which supports our <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnotifiable-avian-disease-control-strategy&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca59c30162bde4087d00e08dadc4ee132%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638064528578827988%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=62ooQtzhMgyI5mAVuTT1N%2BAB48s8mZzgd55QYFzzQlA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain</a> and contains guidance to support land managers and ornithologists in mitigating the impact of avian influenza in wild birds. While this Strategy is applicable to England and Wales, all four UK administrations work closely together with the aim of providing, where possible, a consistent and coordinated response to disease prevention, mitigation, and control across the UK.</p><p>Expert advice is sought by the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) and animal health policy officials through the Ornithology Expert Panel (OEP) which includes representatives from BTO, WWT, RSPB and JNCC and from the National Experts Group (NEG). In addition, Defra and the Welsh Government have commissioned JNCC to establish an Avian Influenza Wild Bird Recovery Advisory Group. The group will gather information from conservation, land management and wildlife disease experts from a range of organisations to assess what further conservation and monitoring actions can be implemented with respect to wild birds. Drawing on this, we will work with Natural England as well as key external organisations to develop and implement appropriate actions to support the recovery of vulnerable bird populations in England.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/12/2022 16:41:20 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1540040

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flowers: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the UK florist industry's decline in trade with the EU; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	80578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs publishes statistics on the United Kingdom's international trade in goods including with the EU and these are regularly reviewed by Defra. The combined effects of the United Kingdom leaving the EU and the subsequent transition period, along with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, supply chain disruption and global recession, have all led to greater volatility in trade in the past two years.</p><p> </p><p>With production of ornamental horticulture being worth £1.6 billion in the United Kingdom at farm-gate in 2021, £128 million of which was from flowers and bulbs, HM Government recognises the importance of the sector both to the economy and to people's well-being, and has been working with the industry on an action plan exploring opportunities to accelerate the sector's growth through a collaborative approach between HM Government and industry.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 24/11/2022 13:26:19 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1540041

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Sewage: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan by (a) accelerating the targets for water companies to reduce harm by 2030 and (b) adding targets for the Government on tackling the root causes of excess storm overflows.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	80809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>We have committed to review the targets in the plan in 2027. This will occur ahead of the 2029-2034 water company planning cycle (PR29) once new information, including from companies' business plans, is available. This will allow us to establish if companies can go further and faster to achieve the storm overflow targets in the Plan without having a disproportionate impact on consumers bills.</p><p>Tackling the root cause of storm overflows is a priority in the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, which sets out how better rainwater management is key to achieving reduction in sewage discharges from storm overflows. This is the most ambitious plan to address storm sewage discharges in water company history and new strict targets will see the toughest ever crack down on sewage spills.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 14/12/2022 16:39:34 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1540091

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	River Tyne: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve water quality in the River Tyne.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	80611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Water quality in the River Tyne is influenced significantly by historical metal mines in the region. Defra and the Environment Agency (EA) are working in partnership with the Coal Authority on the Water and Abandoned Metal Mines Programme. The River Tyne is a priority for action. The <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fnent-haggs-mine-water-treatment-scheme-proposed&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C156608f8f2514097e77508dac971d959%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638043788062412597%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IEpJ9qRXWBdDixwT9brY2J%2FMyS3LrF85aWbtPyAlPEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Nent Haggs mine water treatment scheme</a>, expected to start operating in summer 2023, will capture up to 3 tonnes of zinc and cadmium each year and improve water quality in 60km of rivers. The similar scale <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconsult.environment-agency.gov.uk%2Fnorth-east%2Fnenthead-mwts%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C156608f8f2514097e77508dac971d959%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638043788062412597%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CYm1qEXVS6NZalaHLZ2x9LT0MQCWuNB4%2B5hCpgP%2Btuc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Nenthead mine water treatment scheme</a> is also being developed. This year, contaminated sediment containing about 0.3 tonnes of zinc, lead and cadmium was removed from two check-weirs, in the River Nent and River West Allen, decreasing the amount of metals accumulating in the Tyne Estuary sediments.</p><p> </p><p>In August, we also launched the most ambitious plan to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows of any government. Our new strict targets will see the toughest ever crack down on sewage spills and will require water companies to secure the largest infrastructure programme in water company history - £56 billion capital investment over 25 years.  Our Plan will protect biodiversity, the ecology of our rivers and seas, and the public health of our water users for generations to come.</p><p> </p><p>The EA will not hesitate to take the strongest enforcement action against polluters – up to and including prosecution, when this is required. The EA is currently conducting 2 investigations into pollution entering the River Tyne and both investigations have the potential to result in a prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/11/2022 19:08:24 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

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registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Sewage: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2022 to Question 71262 on Sewage: Storage, how many permits have been granted to each water company in England since January 2015 to regulate discharges from (a) sewer overflows and (b) wastewater treatment works.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	80877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Permits for water companies are publicly available via: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.data.gov.uk%2Fpublic-register%2Fview%2Fsearch-water-discharge-consents&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C26bd97a88cd040377bce08dadd56728b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638065660615746671%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SohNLxQkO3zly2Slr%2FZppJKPE2d7GTa9sZPlYw52gYs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Environmental Permitting Regulations – Discharges to water and groundwater (data.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 18/01/2023 10:41:59 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel